Australind businesses are staring down the impacts of a proposed 16.5 per cent rate rise as part of the Shire of Harvey’s proposed 2023/24 budget plan.
Sean Van Der Wielen
Carly Laden
The Shire of Harvey is proposing to increase the number of rate categories from two to five as part of its rating strategy for the 2023/24 budget, with commercial landowners set to be hit hard.
Waroona Shire Council has banned camping at a popular family getaway after concerns over water contamination from RVs illegally dumping grey and blackwater at the site, as well as an increase in vandalism.
The Shires of Harvey and Waroona have both received $25,000 from the State Government’s WA Trail Planning Grants program.
The council is set to seek public feedback on options for an enclosed dog park in Australind and Harvey after it was first proposed at May’s meeting.
Alcoa will provide Earbus Foundation of WA with $450,000 in funding to help children avoid permanent hearing damage due to ear infections.
An ex-Fremantle Dockers player has been banned for driving for 10 months after he was sentenced for driving with a blood alcohol reading of 0.414.
The Harvey Aboriginal Corporation hosted a number of activities for NAIDOC Week, including a Cultural Connections talk by elder Greg Little.
A look at what went down during the SWFL women’s gather round.
A look at how the South West’s AFL stars fared in the latest round for the 2023 season.
There were plenty of options on offer to the Waroona community last week as part of the Waroona Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation’s NAIDOC Week celebrations.
WA’s iconic Leeuwin tall ship has hit rough seas after the departure of its long-serving chief executive triggered staff resignations, safety warnings and the loss of support from one prominent backer.
Kate Emery
In last week’s column, I tackled the emotionally charged topic of whether today’s first homebuyers have it tougher than the boomers and asked readers for examples of sacrifices they made to make ends meet.
Ben Harvey
Dodgy builder Factory Direct has come up with a novel way of ducking its debts - alleging rogue employees procured services without authority.
John Flint
The decision by Roger Cook to push on with the new law when it became obvious that it was heavily flawed was a dismal start to his premiership and one he will live to regret.
Paul Murray
A landowner quoted more than $20,000 for an Aboriginal heritage survey on a residential block in Exmouth fears the property he purchased less than two years ago is now at risk.
Josh Zimmerman
Cash-strapped WA households who have asked Synergy for help to keep on top of their power bills are being offered free electricity during off-peak hours, saving up to $500 per year.
Rebecca Le May
Doing it yourself might save you several hundred or even thousands of dollars. Equally, you may have already decided that no matter what the cost, offloading the hassle to someone else is worth the outlay.
One of West Coast’s greatest-ever players has declared Andrew Gaff must be axed, labelling the effort of the club’s all-time leading ball-winner as ‘insipid’.
The fiery and outspoken Victorian senator says her combativeness is ‘misunderstood’, and has backed herself for bringing anger ‘straight from the soul’ that she says Canberra needed.
The pair accused of having more than $4 million worth of meth and cocaine at the Eucla border checkpoint allegedly flew interstate for a ‘holiday’ then immediately started driving back to WA.
Amber Lilley
Small town living has never sounded better, with almost half of all metropolitan workers saying they would move regionally for a better salary, a new study has revealed.
Fraser Williams
A Geraldton man has been handed a jail term for striking his new partner in the face after avoiding arrest for five years.
A man who left his bail papers on a box of items he stole from a home in Esperance said he did it so he would be caught and could go back to jail.
From pet food to liquor and lighting fixtures, KKR is putting their money in a suite of consumer-driven sectors in China, while departing from a singular focus on technology.
Lee Ying Shan
THE ECONOMIST: With Threads — a copycat app — Meta hopes to capitalise on Twitter’s travails
The Economist
While there’s a huge amount of excitement about the potential of hydrogen, there are also undoubted challenges.
Anmar Frangoul
China is restricting exports of two niche metals that are key to manufacture electronics and semiconductors, as the tech battle with the US and Europe heats up.
Arjun Kharpal
The fire was reported to emergency services shortly before 7pm. A police spokesperson said the cause of the fire was not yet known.
Jake Dietsch
For Australian Capital Equity’s outgoing chief operating officer James McMahon, an approaching 60th birthday had created a yearning for more time in his life.
Dylan Caporn
The victim suffered a number of cuts to his head after a girl allegedly snatched his iPhone and ran in a botched robbery.
Those doing it tough will get free electricity during non-peak times to help with power bill stress at a time when “everything is going up.”
Championship favourites Rockingham Flames have asserted their dominance of the NBL1 West in a big way, trouncing their nearest contender to all but sew up top spot in WA basketball’s top men’s league.
Rockingham Flames women’s side have taken another significant step towards securing a top four NBL1 West finish with a strong 84-58 win over fellow contenders Perry Lakes Hawks.
Matt Zis
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